Gray-shanked Douc Langur vs star sedge

Pygathrix cinerea compared with Rhynchospora nervosa

Key Differences

• Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered while star sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	star sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pygathrix	Rhynchospora
Species	Pygathrix cinerea	Rhynchospora nervosa

Conservation Status

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

star sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-shanked Douc Langur	star sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

star sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.